Entries by Kelvin Beecroft

Class D Airspace for Drone Pilots, Explained

Note: This article does not provide legal advice. Please consult an attorney to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein. Introduction to Class D Airspace Class D is the simplest airspace to understand so we’ll have you through this in just a few minutes. Class D airports need an operational control tower to coordinate airport […]

Class C Airspace for Drone Pilots, Explained

Note: This article does not provide legal advice. Please consult an attorney to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein. Introduction to Class C Airspace Generally, Class C extends from surface to 4,000 feet above the airport elevation, with its ceiling expressed in hundreds of feet MSL. For example, in the image below 4,200 feet […]

Class B Airspace for Drone Pilots, Explained

Note: This article does not provide legal advice. Please consult an attorney to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein. Introduction to Class B Airspace Class B airspace surrounds the busiest and largest airports. Generally, airspace is from the surface to 10,000 feet mean sea level (MSL), with its ceiling expressed in hundreds of feet […]

Class G Airspace for Drone Pilots, Explained

Note: This article does not provide legal advice. Please consult an attorney to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein. Introduction to Class G Airspace Anywhere that is not Class A, B, C, D, or E is designated as Class G airspace. It is uncharted and uncontrolled airspace. Class G extends from the surface to […]

Class E Airspace for Drone Pilots, Explained

Note: This article does not provide legal advice. Please consult an attorney to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein. Introduction to Class E Airspace Class E is the most common airspace in the United States, the most difficult to understand, and the most import to get right when determining where you can operate a […]

Requesting ATC Authorization Via LAANC

What is LAANC? LAANC stands for Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability. It is the modern method in which ATC authorizes sUAS flight operations in controlled airspace. In airports where LAANC is available the FAA has established UAS facility maps made up with grids of 1/2-mile square areas. Contained in the center of each grid […]

Understanding Obstructions on Sectional Charts

Flying Higher Than 400′ Obstructions allow the remote pilot to operate a drone above the 400 foot AGL altitude limit. When there is a structure in the area of operation and your UAS is within a 400 foot radius of that structure, you may fly 400 feet above the top of the structure. The FAA […]

Download The Airmen Knowledge Testing Supplement PDF

The Airmen Knowledge Testing Supplement is a digital version of the handbook you’re given during the Part 107 test. It includes figures that are referenced in many of the questions. We also reference these same figures in our practice tests. The full version can be downloaded here. You can see from the cover that this […]